Surgical scissors, probably uterine

Made:
1852-1870 in London
Probably uterine scissors by Pratt of London, England

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Probably uterine scissors by Pratt of London, England
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Probably uterine scissors by Pratt of London, England, 1852 to probably 1870, steel

Details

Category:
Surgery
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A615035
Materials:
steel
Measurements:
length 245 mm
open: width 93 mm
height 26 mm
type:
uterine scissors

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